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MENT oussion of emoâ€" er. "What you weak a defence all discased skhim, cloanse the blood evs and bowe‘s. wealei n g p about R $145? cou Time 08 on dis uM pe hooâ€"chooi Ortiiin, Ont ey cormd § to mer the There was no detai that Lawyer Richardsor ‘Orebard that was spare him tell where he got wore. the shoes on his coat that he had left in the Bibles that he sent ‘ke married in Cripple C tioned him minutely abe of times McParland sa w him tell all he knew ab be made to get Steve A, {"~© he used to kn ’un . but which the v i ned almost ol memory. . He talked Dovid and the evil anl the years of r h« strove to blot ou Th evil early year ind the subsequent Dius! also formed t ta s Orebard had wi ®@~ after it and son Hicks paid to him, t t! }}m that rema oer, the stories . TR CS 3 & 1 made to get & \NeParland. P t that (lov. ( sentence of a after Orchard ive that he w Governor who hands with No Effort minc €â€"°00C° ZOmt BC made oll where he got the elothes he the shoes on his feet, the overâ€" rat he had left in the anteâ€"room, bles that he sent to the woman tied in Cripple Creek. Te quesâ€" . him minutely about the number s McParland saw him. He made ‘ 1 all he knew about the efforts e to get Steve Adams to confess arland. He drew out the stateâ€" rat (Clov. Gooding had commuted fmse s l o s d d d m wl Jrenard had with t] fter it and some vi paid to him, the w ice that remained * the stories of hi now shook and gr that he made up rve did not end e + would not go un own hand into th rond this. It was ‘Anete was pericct silence in tl toun, everybody held their bre Jury to a man leaned far for theiy seats with their eyes fix the witness. _ Even the judge s lagte straighter on the beneh. T * listening to the explanation toi ky of the most extraordinar; of crime ever narrated in an Ai court room and they knew it. F this man Orchard had been tel them all an unsolved riddle. 1 last hore was something to help s Just before that they had heard I Richardson say in that sneerin that he adopted from the very n ho came to ask about Orchard‘s n in making his confession. ~And so you thought you wou! cure immunity for vourself if en was after this that he got to thinkâ€" o much about what lies beyond rave. His replies to questions inâ€" 1 plainly that Detective MeParâ€" was quick to see the trend his mind aking and to assist it. The daetarm. " 3 _ 6 4MA to assist it. ‘The detecâ€" ilked to him a good deal about the and told him some Bible stories he used to know when he was a ut which the years of crime and «d _ almost obliterated from his Â¥. He talked to him about King and the evil things that he did‘ e years of repentrnce by which ve to blot out his transgressions. ril early years, the conversation â€" e subsequent good deeds of ~St, Iso formed the subject of some rehard had with the datamaric.. ts n tell the past life and I did n« ve ended it all, and 1 w i had been such an unt \_ Finally, 1 came to be! ncerely repented of my s forgiven and I have ne w . since." rchard made it as clear I€ wus Uunk \ lt 2 at t wight it all over. I had been thi inv past life and 1 intended t self out of the way. I did not ut living any longer." Didn‘t you think you could get t by laying it all on somebody e manded Richardson, 30. Sir." suid (WwhawF feLern. d ami g He f: Hovw McParland Assisted of a murderer named Welâ€" 1ard had told the chief exâ€" he was sorry for him, that when he came to see him i with him and called him pthy to to Witriesses immunit y ou not?" +. sir. Th Had No Promise ORCHARDS® SToRY OF /: WHY HE CONFESSED / r. _ This he hid in the lining o ‘oat and told Steve Adams ilso confined in the penitenâ€" ell the authorities to have it fter he was dead. He intendâ€" tk the erystal of his wateh, irtery and bleed _ to death, ms informed the warden of itiary that Orchard intended self and steps were taken to ted him through a fiwck ination. 2"C° CS nFCIK down, but he was y moved, and though he was able + on answering the questions that er Richardson kept shouting at him e top of his voice, it was some minâ€" before he regained the perfect conâ€" of himself that had never before ted him through a week of severe live ‘o Conceal Matters » detail of humili hardson could infli s spared him. He â€" he got the cloth nse, June »se, June 17.â€"IHarry Orchard toâ€"day "Harry," and that Warden Whitney did ihe world and the jury what it was th;l“:ln’:; th"‘l’-'“. * id *o "tho * P * e did everything he co: o show hok qet'm'nfl! lm.n to. meke ha that after Orchard had rrade his conâ€" 1 breast of all his crimes from the fession and promised to repeat it on lirst one down to the latest. I the witness "stand he was treated by believed it was my duty to tell the the Govern9r and _ the lw:u'd_o.-n like an " Re said. "res th . intimate friend, or rather like a pamâ€" i.‘ he said, "regardless (')Il tl’e olon ! pered favorite child, that there was nees to wyself or anybody else. { nothing he asked for that he did not . not see any other way. I felt 1 b.ak L5"a l. 9 uT m litt] myself urg to the explanation of the the most extraordinary story ver narrated in an American and they knew it. For days Orchard had been telling to in unsolved riddle. But at ‘as something to help solve it. that they had heard Lawyer say in that sneering tone pted from the very moment . ask about Orchard‘s motives his confession. you thought you would pro ity for yourself if vyou told. some visit [\ "CCA ds he covld ith, regardless of the yself or anchacks °> 207, Snd I was afrard to en such an unnatural monâ€" . 1 came to believe that if pented of my sins I would ind I have never been in A Dramatic Period. to so« rid Orchard faintly had been thinking pericct silence in the court »«ly held their breath, the an leaned far forward in ith their eyes fixed upon Even the judge sat up a »r on the beneh. They had it as clear as da ylight religion that induced first confession to Mc« ite Penitentiary, told Mr. MePsrtand," very little what beâ€" the clothes he feet, the overâ€" the anteâ€"room, to the woman a ftirm throughâ€" his crimes, but grew thick and » his mind that everything and nrepentant and the world that a then that he ng as he conld Asits that witness sg Jrechard faintly, but been thinking over I did not think the witt became of that at about cally made up cide. He went r of farewell to in the lining of ters @ comid get out somebody else*" Who Corroborate Some Awful Story. s of the | of his tes inybody ; Bradley. e }.\1;“ Sadic N iley home: to nave it He intendâ€" his wateh, to death, warden of t Dean said, in _ _ 3 _ } ECC°CHCOC INHK, cartied the revo'lting made ‘from the discovery that the milk ie Iave Rram l es s % se mon w iln OW gmilk that wa on ; Cready, the c on . poisoned milk afraid to It Boise, Tdgho, June 1 dence bearing on the : ry Orchard. of his atte Bradley. of San Fran troduced by the state © ib miniiih oh. . .c 88 14 + | poisoned to the analysis, which showed ; from 40 to 60 grains ‘of strychnine in a 'quart of it. Mrs. Swan identified Orchâ€" ard and connected him with the house, They all confirmed the date as within three or four days of the explosion, and Mrs. Swan swore that she opened tha front door to get the morning paper a few minutes before the explosion and saw nothing on the steps. _ I felt 1| it to God ‘ $ of Consideration by the Officers } of the Law. | i heC bgiindianidis. ancknlt dacd.. ed and made up your mind truth. [ The two chatted a few ; the Governor then went Jhe went he shook hands w once more, In the afternoon, after 0O left the stand, Mr. Peabody the courtâ€"room for a few n looked curiously at the leade; stood on the clerk‘s desk. | case of the bomb that Ore| down to Canyon City" to Ki Governor with. "How does it fee} to _ ta man who has tried so many kill you*" the Governor was _ "It‘s a little creepy." 4e "but I have not got â€" cold knew Orchard the momert | s though he has charged _ c since 1 saw him hanging a streets of Denver, I nevey he was tryring to ‘bump me after he confessed." MUr. Peabody wil} testify State, as will also his daught who e alem Lous Immediate ind the St i Uorememiy ‘ At the noon hour Orchard was â€" is usual to the office of â€" James lHtawley, of counsel for the State, he passed through the hail with gnards he passed a man he knew smiled pleasantly as he went on was still smiling as he entered Hawley‘s office, but the smile ; away and his face grew ashy pal he saw a tall, broadâ€"shouldered, _ tacled man who stood near the dow. _ This man was none other â€" exâ€"Governor Peabody, _ of Colorado whose life Orchard made two atter with bombs and whom be tried ; ly for some weeks to get a chance kill. with a sawedâ€"off shotzun. "How are you. Orchard*" ~ said Governor, kirdly, _ As he spoke stepped forward ‘and held out his h; For a moment Orchard did not m At last he managed to take y trembling hand the hand â€" that Goverror hels awe 1s rdie Bell, was a me: the milkm: 1at was poisone _ the chemist w d milk, earried State and t he State began the cof testimony about trying . Mre. Sadie Swain wiate gencrally dealt fa witnesses, "Didn‘t MeParland | ts you confessed you wou! &et out of it all right manded Richardson, "No, sir," said â€" Orch; "Mr, MeParlang said _ | make any promises, becan not keep them if he did He said he would have ing attorney come and 1 said that he needn‘t do whatever 1 told 1 told of will, and I did not care became of me any way," Orehard went on to deel nu\'er& the Governor i had conrossed, and that nEYer hud nraie" se c .0 but he lâ€"l’ld was doing rig M °; _ _ "_ . " Newers to questions touching the making to him of any promise â€"of immunity, Orchard several times was asked if MeParland did not tell _ him that the State always looked after its witnesses. He said the detective never said just this, but he added every time that MeParland hok aurns 1. CSFLY tm iately after Orce n0 was asked. He never d ’quwtion or any phase of it. many details which he was n fically asked. He threw wide windows of his memory. _ and !was anything inside that Law r:ml.mn did not see it was only he did not look. If candor e peared to be personified, it wa person of Harry Orchard toâ€"day This candor ‘reached its _ e: in his answers to questions the making to him of any pror SOERKANIEY > Erpnirase ~ 2l t f GH iso here Some Corroboration 0. June 17.â€"Additional eviâ€" z on the story told by Harâ€" f his attempts to kill Fred. San Francisco, will be inâ€" the state toâ€"day, Laurence BPAE Fepunron l icl: c hy 4 O> CS one ~ARME : it . DHbERY« pered favorite child, that there was nothing he asked for that he did not get, and that every effort was made to maintain and perpetuate the frame of mind into whickh he had been brought. Teroon, after Orchard L. Mr. Peabody came n for a few minutes ly at the leraden box glerk‘s desk. It was ard made not the slightest _ efâ€" ) conceal anything about which s asked. He never dodged _ a n or any phase of it. He gave details which he was not speciâ€" asked. He threw wide open the right, and th ing a great t} he country. N oo ECCCUm . Z0F â€" LNQ CEOT 10 SC AtiGâ€" make them, fellowâ€"murderer, returned to th _ would have the prosecutâ€" | tiary after he left the court ro _ come and | see me, â€" but [ den Whitney said his prisoner he needn‘t do that, because j to be in better spirits than he told I told of my own free ‘fnr many months. He shows did not eare much what , slightest evidence of fatigue or ie any way," 'n-w,fl and ate a hearty meal ent on to declare that he | reached the penitentiary. he (Govermor uEC at.... 1 " 10 dGate as within l With his wi the explosion, and i the window, t she opened tiu\’ living thirty Parland â€" toll l you wou‘ld all _ right j rdson, Tnmng paper a | was instantly killed i;; explosion and ning on Saturday afte iry time as asked he answ Jrehard Kill q rehard, promptliy. l _ he could not ecauee he could did make them. i t e detective never added every time old him that the fairly | with its Off for Parts of His sitspect t6 it was f yourself the its â€" extremity ‘Or ever . apâ€" it was in the Ora 3 °C Sedtihtt Aeaiind eP n lt th / 410 WÂ¥ | Harry F. Noonan, Perth. o. H. ¢ the ig. Connolly, of Renfrew, and C, ‘ted ,l):)yie, of Chatham, were clected : ntil igutcs to the international con: by acclamation. t?€ | "‘The remaining thirteon delegate *A | slected by bailot, as follows: R ) Beausoleil, Fourtnier; G, W, Segu tawa; D. St. Pierre, North Bay; ;,, | 0. Boudreault, Ottawa; _ John Ff’“’ hoim, Cornwall; M. . Morgan, To: 07 | Rev. P. McGuire, Downeyville ; U" ) Foley, Ottawa: A. W, Dwyer, ] 4* Parry F. Noonan, Perth:; d 4 dâ€" i ingale, Toronto; Rev, J. J, Feen: ,"“9 i ton. into f I’O‘ ,‘ that j vt {MPA T02 Wonl. that he has. sai | stand as to the confession is id the jand there is nothing to add." - ho'; Weeks of Trial Yet. hand. The State expects to close j move, ’n-n days or two weeks, with , Clarence Darrow, for the defe th* | their case will take about for ,i]mngl; it is possible it may be with fed in less. °It ig generally . 1 he ‘Im\\'e-vf-r. that the verdict wil often ‘ reached before August 1. sttoâ€" ues B V 4 ; Polt Tears Clothing Off Man‘s Body Near North Battleford. North Battleford, Sask., June 17.â€" With his wife watching him through ; the window, Francois COroglaun ranckh z. "@#s instantiy Killed by a bolt of lightâ€" ning on Saturday afternoon. _ He was brought here for burial. Grosjean was leading a horse when the accident occurred. The horse was knocked down, but recovered. The bolt literally tore the clothing from Grosjean‘s body. â€" The dead man was 55 years old, married, and had five sons. tat if mle to ! Viceâ€"Provincial Chief Montruil, of Walkervill by acclamation ; _ Provi lUeorge W. Seguin, of Ott Recretary Vincent Welb, reâ€"elected, his opponen Logan, of Toronto. Five â€"Provincial Trus pointed, namely, T. Gig J. G. Foley, Ottawa; The mecting is concluded candidatos ballot Mr lead. t ‘ Py 1 3. 3. "C way If was given to me. | |T made him no promises: I never mado 3 promise to a criminal in my life. Orâ€" _ | chard first confessed to me, but srid he was not quite ready to give it to me 'finnll,\'. "I promised to hold it for some time 'nml I did so. He told me that when Uhe â€" was ready to toll the whole story P that he would let me know, and some time later he again told me the inciâ€" . dents of hbis life, leaving out nothing. | ‘E-.'vr.\' word that he has said on thp' ; stand as to the confession is the truth, | t"”'d there is nothine +s ~13+s told the literal tr, sion, and the way I made him no pre a promise to a ecrir chard first confesse ‘vas not quite read finally. EILLED PBY LIGZSTNING | Acrartland‘s Testimony. Capt. James McePartland, the famous detective who has figured so largely in the testimony and who has been atâ€" tacked by the counsel for the defence, prefers not to be interviewed at length on the subject of the Orchard confesâ€" sion, Ni "It would be Cat auy «oo m oo mR tne minor witnesses, ’ It is believed that Steve Adams v be located in Ogden by some of the but after the San Francisco matter temporarily passed the evidence will 1 be of great importance for the rest the week. It is possible that Judge Wo will adjourn court over Saturday, but the state is under great expense in i matter of witnesses, it js more probal that a session will be held on Saturd: + L s n â€" PS sabl ulasws,.. _ _3 ~CTrARPG says he ; made his rendezvous when be was gatch- ing the Bradley house, l Guibbini, an Itallian, has been here ’ for several days. He is a small man, Iquick and intelligent. Orch’rd, or ®!Barry, as he called himself, when he frequented the Guibbini store, made himâ€" ’self very popular with the family. It § | was the proprietor who went out and se. [ cured the room opposite the Bradley I house wrom which Orchard said he could look into Bradley‘s dining room and gain ’:he exact knowledge which enabled him to plant the bomb at the right time. It 'Iis imlikely that the State will be able to conclude the San Francisco testimony toâ€"day because two witnesses are _ on their way from California and will not be here in time, One of these is the woâ€" man from whom Orchard rented a room while in San Francisco. To Prove Registered Letters, y In the course of his crossâ€"examination | ,()rchard said he had reecived a registerâ€" | \ ed letter contaim'ng $100 from Pettibone. + One of the witnesses to this called toâ€" ¢ day is the registry clerk and it is posâ€" sible that the tracing of the lettor will | C b> a strong piece of evidence. t , A witness now on the way is said | h to be the man who sold the powder with | s which Orchard made tha kc Being _ tion o ft] story the the minoj CATHOLIC FORESTERS Seguin, of Ottaw Vincent WeUb, of his opponent Toronto. Ing M uen C oi ton e Francois Grosjean, rancher, miles northeast of here, ocms is UE V ) M. Guibbini, the proprietor of the stor | near® the Bradiley home, is the first wit | nees. It was here that Orchard says he "m.-nde his rendezvous when he was watch ing the Bradley house, ’ Guibbini, an Itallian, has been ha... Fav" Tmdido * q O J M. Guibbini, Rew ¢ Darrow, for the defence, says _ will take about four weeks, is possible it may be concludâ€" s. _ It is generally conceded, that the verdict will not be efore August 1. uo en ooe ME d so. He told me that when ready to toll the whole story would let me know, and some er he again told me the inciâ€" hbis life, IGRYIn® cOift makkhia. n a previous vote were tied, and on MeBrady won in ig tmirteon delegates wor llot, as follows: Revr, A irtnier; G, W, Seguin, Ot Pierre, North Bay: C s McPartland‘s said )'osto;;l.-;.\.':‘. "( literal truth about We L. 11g, [, CCC Lhe penitenâ€" er he left the court room. Warâ€" tney said his prisoner appeared better spirits than he had been ‘ _months. _ He shows not the nariaaiic in ade ies v, T. Gignae, Penetang ; ’s; )ttawa; _ Dr, (‘u\'nmlgh., , . d, iL Feehy, Acton: Pa n, Perth. P. H.C. l. B. 34 Kenfrew, and C. K. F. 1. | To rin, were elected as doleâ€" «_ 1 international convention ‘Pa & thirteon delegates wore & t, as follows: Revr, A, Rai tnier; G, W, Seguin, Otâ€" a erre, North Bay; C. 8, Val Ottawa; â€" John Achisâ€" p M. F. Morgan, Toronto; Det A Downeyvifle: J. (:.l P A. W. D\\'.‘.'z‘l“. Pt‘l'th: n,. Perth; J. 4. Nightâ€" Rev, J. J. Feeny, Acâ€" T acec concluded. 1 tors â€"&e4.â€"_._ som Y LIGHTNING. ,fimn t unable t(;‘(‘(;;;(“llh fthe California part he state will take met Aangor ville, was re roviacial Tre : The â€" election of of ‘the C. 0. F. was rustees _ were ap CGignac, Penetang ; ; Dr. Cavanagh J. Feehy, Acton: superfluons to CUH. A close con of Provinecial Chie the election of L of Toronto. by a Toronto, President loronto, by a James Foley, of + Was reâ€"olocted cial Treasurer, iwa; Provincial of Ottawa, was _ being M. F 7 [ ue AECLt or called himself, when he Guibbini store, made himâ€" lar with the family. It Fu sc d id 1 ol by old the powder with _ the bomb. conclude _corroboraâ€" me the inci. out nothing. said on the is the truth, part of Orchard‘s take up some ot "Orchard V]-m'c it the confesâ€" ts case in the two the last a slight nervousâ€" after he reiterâ€" ! Preacher Sued for Slznder. Rossland, B‘ C., June 17.â€"A writ has been issued in the Supreme Court by George Agnew. merchant of this city, against Rev. J. P. Kuox, pastor of the Methodist Church,. The writ claims damâ€" aces against the minister for slandering Mr. Agnew, who is a prominent member of his flock, until recently auperintendent of ‘the Sabbath school. |~ P"CpErty .. ... .. 1,074,.250G 1,$ The Auditors‘ View. The report on the audit of the C accounts was then considered. The | tors, John MacKay & Co., comm somewhat strongly on the sayste finance adopted, describing it a crepit. Several recommendations with a to improving the methods of admin tion were submitted by Dr. Some and approved. 4 °e ~KFamilies .. ... .. ; 130,608 _|Communicants _ ,_; 241,511 | Baptisms (infants, 11,780 ©Baptisms (adults) . 1,44( ; No. â€" enrolled _ in Sunday _ schools and Bible class. . Stipend â€" paid by congregations .. .$1,136.026 | Stipend from other , sources: ... ;; ) ;. 109,449 Payments for all | _ mission purposes. _ 492.0997 | Total for all purâ€" Paid by _ women‘s societies and misâ€" stons ., .. ;. Ruised by 8. g, and B. C... .. .. Value of > church property |.. ;. .. The committee appointed to conside; ,the details connected with the establishâ€" ment of a theological college in British } Columbia recommended that until a perâ€" ,marzent site was secured the college | should be located at Vancauver. _This, 'along with other provisional arrangeâ€" ments, was approved. propert y Fa e uP [3 "j 3 °. Se was secured . the college should be located at Vancauver. _This, along with other provisional arrangeâ€" ments, was approved. The report on statistics was presentâ€" ed by Rev. Dr. Somerville and adopted. The totals by Synods were: 1905. 1906. Families .. ... , «. 130,609 138,567 Communicants _ . | 241,511 253,392 Baptisms (infants. 11,780 11,930 laptisms (adults) . 1,446 1567 | Cw Sel lz is A poses sfi a. q200 0, 0 ~CC@*efations this year been less than last yea! the sum of $1,812.54. In consequen, this there had not been sufficient enue to meet the amount of the ar jtiss paid, and they ha® had to close year with a deficit of $1,033.80. the lvnm- having been $1,868.51 loss than expenditure, X An overture from Toronto was submitt Gillivray, urging the requirea at their or tion to connect th aged and infirm mi with the ministers®‘ w furd. The overture 1 board of the funds fo stthbsca i ccd nc d Discussion of the matter was ad. journed, and when it was resumed Dr. Patrick intimated that the recommend. ation had been altered to the effect that it should be competent for a Presbytery to ordain eatechists or students for work under the Home Mission Commitâ€" | tee, but that those thus ordained should not posses the full ministerial status nor be eligible for a call. In this form the recommendation was adopted. VWidows‘ and Orphans‘ Fund, Rev. Dr, Sedgwick moved the adopâ€" tion of the report of the ministers‘ widows and orphans‘ fund, eastern seeâ€" tion, and Rev, A, McGillivray, Toronto, that for the wostern section, The committee for the western section reported that, although the number of annuitants was steadily increasing, the contributions from congregations had } this ‘Yoar JuuseTy. . 0 0 P mm CC tion of the r widows and orph tion, and Rev, A that for the wast y ul l C eor i Peceis s uie sEupOn s |to, as agent to prosecute the work o t jmoral and social reform. Dr. Sheare; Inlso reserving his decision, however, un 1 ; til he had consulted the Lord‘s Day Al >, | liance, of which he is Necretary, Among s |other matters discussed at the final sos. t }sion was a proposal to specially ordain f |catechists and students working in the 1 | home mission fields so that they might s | be at liberty to baptize and to solemnize : |marriages, _ Rev, G. A, Wilson, Vanâ€" : fcouver, intimated that he accepted the |appointment of Nuperintendent of Home _| Missions in British Columbia, ‘ Powers of Marriage and Baptism. The question of whether catechists and students working under the Home 1 Mission Committee should be empowerâ€" ed to baptize and solemnize marriages was raised in the report of the comâ€" mittee appointed at the last Assembly to consider the ministers‘ evangolistic . course, It was recommended by tlw‘ committee that where, in the judgment of a Presbytery, approved by the (Gen. eral Assembly‘s Home Mission Commitâ€" tee, the interests of home mission reâ€" quire, it should â€"be competent for the ,Pr(-sbytery to grant authority to disâ€" pense sealing ordinances and to marry to any catechist, student Oor minister, who had not yet been admitted by the General Assembly, and to ordain, where necessary, for these purposes, But that ‘ that authority should be revocable at |. Any moment, and should not confer the |:! full ministerial status 10 store =< /DR. SOMERVILLE "@+ UT8Ing that all minis ea at their ordination and to connect themselves wi and infirm ministers® f.. C‘el Assembly held for many years‘ ’wus brought to a close at a late hour toâ€"night. Toâ€"night Dr. Bomerville acâ€" cepted the post of Treasurer, and Mr. Ganrdier, while expressing his appreciaâ€" tion of the offer, asked leave to consult his congregation before committing himâ€" S¢lf as church finanaial a...ll Lo ud d oe y ce n on L 0 00 Oe meRaRE® seif as church financial agent. Another important appointment was that of Rev. Dr, J. G. Shearer, Toronâ€" to, as agent to prosecute the work of moral and social reform. Dr. Shearer also reserving his decision. however n~. n a Â¥ 1 A Montreal despatch ’ncribed as "the most ; eral Assembly held f was brought to a close toâ€"night. Toâ€"night Dr. cepted the post of Tre Ganrdier, while expressin tion of the offer aslked 1 Moral Reform Agency Offered to Rev. Dr. Shearer. church Rev. Alfred Gandier Will Consider His Acceptance. c otuinids c 2 0f ©1,812.54. In consequence of re had not been sufficient reyâ€" meet the amount of the annuiâ€" , and they haPhad to close tha T @ xBE ALTL ul tte ministers‘ widows c overture was ro Appointment Confirmed by the Genâ€" eral Assembly. « Theological College submigted 71»,\"1.1‘9‘\' )1 which he is Necretary, Among atters discussed at the final sesâ€" 8 a proposal to specially ordain ts and students working in the ission fields so that they might erty to baptize and to solemnize 8, Rev. G. A. Wilson, Vanâ€" intimated that he accepted the mant a# enc o+ 0 & $ Astuered. The audiâ€" & Co., commented on the system of 3,080,173 EOmA TiE these purposes, But that should be revocable at nd should not confer the status,. { the matter was adâ€" 108.580 minis’ters' f"n:] widows and orphans _was remitted to the for consideration, igh the number of’ The young couple had unveiled dily increnuing, the ) themseives a hidden phase of 1. congregations _ had ' life. Young parents of the middle than last year by | pper classes who have but one In congeql.".nc.e of } frequently leave it with the nurs een sufficient rey. | home from Friday night till Monday ount of the annui. | 0n the Saturday evening the â€"friv Ehad to close tha | Uurse, secure, presumably, from ; $1,033.80. the roy. | ruption, takes her little charge and 68.51 less than the | out to enjoy hersalf in the compan her fellows at a dancing class or ; the Presbytery of ' mote little dancing hall. On every nA iÂ¥s l ues t o EV of the church by khev, A. Macâ€" al! ministers be administraâ€" Somerville TREASURER, should be empower solemnize marriage most progressive Genâ€" 1 2. 2O0e RTZIE > Mission Commitâ€" home mission reâ€" competent for the authority to disâ€" ces and to marry dent or minister, 14.600,442 the college | Plans for Parliament Buildings Enlatge: ‘;‘l"“;'"g‘g:‘v ment Assume Definite Shape. Toronto, June 17.â€"IÂ¥ is reported that is present. ; plans are now being propuredp?or a new . d adopted. ,\\‘in;_v to the Provincial Parliament bui!d-l ‘ ings. The need of enlargement of the 1906. ,buildin;:i has been felt for some years, 138,567 ; and various methods have been discussâ€" 253,392 ; ed. The plans, it is said. provide for the 11,930 | erection of the new wing immediately 1,567 | north of the present main portion of the ‘existing buildings and between the easâ€" tern and western wings, 175,756 | _ Offices will be provided for the Temâ€" § iskaming & Northern Ontario Railway $1,210,6583 | and the Hydroâ€"electrie Power Commisâ€" sions, the Railway and Municipal Board, | 150133 |the eessional typewriters, ard for one | 'm- two of the bermanant Aa... 31200 , PeC 1.838.309 3.351,234 as de 151.236 124.206 592117 nd indueâ€" with the view "CHPDAns q 0 d ltu the ,.t"" ition, ; !l nig e. [ pe consider Eshe stablishâ€" British il a perâ€" | college | Ple& . .\ This, rrangeâ€" 80 5 resentâ€" , plai dopted, | win ings 1906. ’ buil 138,567 | and‘ 253.3902 j ed. 11,930 i erec 1,567 | nort ‘ exist tern 15.15 Of reis® iskar 19,658 n‘nd What was de and P ds AfbtciaiteA sc ca l dod ns keeper® had no idea that the prisoner was armed with the revolver. The girl exâ€" plained that three shots _ were fired downstairs and two more upstairs, Cororer‘s Jury Find That John Boyd Skot Ed. F. Wandle. Toronto despatch: A verdict of wiilâ€" ful murder against John Boyd, with a rider commending Police Constables Turâ€" ner and McCrae for promptitude in efâ€" fecting the arrest of the prisoner, was returned last night by Coroner George W. Graham‘s jury, who investigated the ‘cimlmstances attending the shooting of | Edward F. Wandle, the York street resâ€" taurant keeper, on Tuesday afternoon. Olive Bovey, a waitress in the rosâ€" taurant, one of the principal witnesses, said that when Boyd was in the place in the morning in search of the woman, Naomi Evans, Wandle hit the prisoner over the head with a loaded cane, When Wandle ran upstairs in the afternoon, closely followed by Boyd, the restaurant i uen dtor edihreu B : ..A next vote new rext ana the Hydroâ€"electric Power Commisâ€" sions, the Railway and Municipal Board, the eessional typewriters, and for one or two of the permanent departments of the Government, _ now in _ somewhat crimped quarters in the existing buildâ€" ings. , "there are rooms in 3 ’ni,-_rht a nurse, on J lpnnce. can leave her ghe goes to the musi T ts "etgaks 2l thiich . ty it tnins 4 B0 . s urday night ten to twenty _ children, from one year old to four. may be seen in their bassinettes in the cloakroom of these assemblies. But these are not the only egperiences of the . weekâ€"end baby. "In sxme disâ€" triects." said a leading deteoctive recently Metones: We o code . Va! 10 ushered the young locking anteroom ettes. London. A London cable says:â€"Parents who go away from London for the weekâ€"end. leaving the baby in charge of the nurse, would be surprised if baby, having . the power of speech could narrate his or her experiences during their absence. A story is told of a certain young married couple who spend most _ of their weekâ€"ends in countryâ€"house visitâ€" ing and who, in consequence of an anâ€" onymous letter, paid a surprise visit to their home on a Saturday night. _ The rurse and the babyâ€"boy were absent. The young parents at once took a cab to the lnddross in Chelsea given to them by the anonymous letter writer, They inquired 0‘ the grubbyâ€"looking maiden of fourâ€" teen who answered the bell if the Lady Soâ€"andâ€"so‘s baby was within. To _ the sound of distant danes musin £1.a Lilg e present intention is session of the Legi for the work on the plans, and to comme« spring. WAS WILFUL MURDER. A Hidden â€" Phase "Don‘t let the girl know as they took him awar 4@ honest." TZCUEE ETT EPCBPAE Parker realized his carelessness in énlk- ing too much, and tried to make believe that it was all a joke. But the police had grown suspicious, and would not let him go. Finally Parker confessed that he had served seven years â€" for houseâ€" breaking in Toronto and had done other time unrder the names of Corney and Pratt. ‘ Then the police were n tectives were sent to im the time they reached Parker realized his carele ing too much, and tried t that it was all a joke. had grown suspicious, and him go. Finally Parker . he > Huil RAFEAN : Aniran erse "Honest, I am a bu sisted â€"the patient, "I crook, served lots of tin am Pratt (alias Reddy Toronto, Canada. Look I ain‘t. _ You won‘t beli tell you I know the fama ore," TO HAVE a NEW winc "You‘re reply. _ .3 3 _ _ 1."UOn!‘ _ asked the docâ€" tor, who by this time noticed the heavy gum shoes the patient wore. "Not a gum shoe man, I hopet" "Close to it." was the surprising reâ€" sponse of Parker, "I am a real burâ€" glar." "John Parker," was the "Your occupationt" | a tor, who by this time not gum shoes the patient 1 gum shoe man, I hope*" "HP UripPimai t Gecues &2 31 pretty West Philadelphia girl, who wa: to be his bride, has come to grief Through his own carelessness in get ting drurk and wearing a pair of overâ€" shoes on a clear day, he brought to the attention of the police the fact that he was a notorious burglar and a former associate of Ed. and John Biddle, who made a sensational escape from prison in l Pittsburg several years ago. \___When fuddled Parker fell off a trolley: car last Monday night. His head was badly injured, ~ and the patrol rushed him to the Pennsylvania Hospitel. . His injuries were dressed, and the house surâ€" feon took an admission card to write down a history of the patient. "What‘s your namey" asked the doeâ€" tor. The Bad Man Captured in Philadelphia While on a Spree. | Philadelphia, Pa., June 17.â€"John M. Parker, a wellâ€"dressed young man, who ’hae been in this city for three weeks, ) posing as the son of a rich man, \\hile} , he worked himself into the graces of a Inteuibtear < NNR 4 ount me ns c cc0 0 2CeRE the young couple into anteroom crowded wi ooms in which on a Ratl:rd:\}" ee, on payment of a few eave her baby charge \\'hichl the musicâ€"hall op theatr>," _ THE WEEKâ€"END BABY t let the girl know." he pleaded, took him away. "She thinks I‘m 2°° PODNputude in efâ€" t of the prisoner, was ght by Coroner George y, who investigated the ds have been discussâ€" s said, provide for the w wing immedi:ltvl_\' t main portion of the and between the eas. occupation ?" . asked ion is to ask at the e Legislature for a n the basis of the commence â€" building delirtious," was _ _ n~ LOOk me uUp, see if ou won‘t believe me when I ow the famous Biddle brothâ€" police were notified and deâ€" e sent to ill_\'(‘ifigflt[‘. By ‘old _ of a certain young > who spend most‘ _ of s in countryâ€"house visitâ€" in consequence of an anâ€" , paid a surprise visit to a Saturday night. The sc E ms own carelessness in getâ€" rk and wearing a pair of overâ€" a clear day, he brought to the of the police the fact that he den phase of London ts of the middle _ or » have but one child it with the nurse at night till Monday and s of time. \{'}.y"wl' Reddy Corney) ‘ from of Life in â€" Old a burglar, doc," to them by the r. They inquired maiden of four bell if the Lady rithin. To _ the music the gir] the _ frivolous from interâ€" ge and goes company of to a ,'.vlnor'u‘\' with bassin every Sat children the hospit}l reply the doctor‘s & re house at the point followed him into ceeded in rousing arrested the man ferred. i6 3 C0° . CC Hesmmer stated that she had slept with a loaded revolver under her pillow _ for twenty years. When Gruenstein‘s presence in the house was detected she chased the man out of the house at the point of her revolver, She followed him into the street, and sucâ€" ceeded jn rousing Constable Glass, who a rrank a 30 8 a _ real Secures Arrest. Regina, June 17.â€"In the Supreme Court Mathias Gruenstein â€" was found guilty of burglariously breaking into the house of Mrs, Ambler, of Qu‘Appelle on May 25. Mrs. Ambler stated that she Qu‘Appelle Woman was . nl\\"a)'s months ago hand. for COnle es ie mR It is believed the dischar dental, presumably when | tempting to withdraw the was always handling guns months ago shot himself + iima Slaj.s . _ , ", (or oHess, fimally be. came alarmed at his prolonged absence and went in search, In the woods at the edge of the field he found the dead body cf his son with the head shattered by a load of slugs which the gun contained. _ The slugs entered underneath the chin and came out at the back of the neck., m eAbowit.~F. E. L. June 17.â€"â€"# ’fflt'll accident â€" occurred yesterday at Augustine Cove, the viectim being Whitâ€" fiedl Laird, aged seventeen, son of Philip Laird. ‘The boy started harrowâ€" ing, but left the team standing and went off, carrying his gun. The father, who at first felt NO â€"Unensinace â€" ft.2mno s Seventeenâ€"Yearâ€" had her &ame Late last night wandering arounc the lake, and was Korning she Agai the remains woere Mrs. Patterson, a s c auin oo eRdUwiA P of the gity, The body had only | the water a few hours. Late last night deceased was wandering around in the vicini Mr. Rankin, unnoticed by his wife, got up out of bed between the hours of 12 and 4 o‘clock. It was thought advisâ€" able to drag Victoria Lake, and a great portion of the water was let out, but the body was not found. Instead, howâ€" over, one of the segrchers was shocked to find in the water the lifeless form of an aged woman. The proper authorities nuages ty ce o e semdt i were at Stratford, Ont., espatch : ing Mr. Samuel Rankin, of left his home and about 8 . evening his body was foun three feet of water on the o the city, near the House of Mr. ‘Rankin nnmnkinks) 30. in Two REVOLVER Was SEARCHING FOR VANISHED MAN, FOUND BODY or AGED WOMAN. ~Guilty," _ saj hfllld dromd to e4 no other sign 1s lt y» e direction and ende« been brooding over daungther, San Francisco, gene Schmitz was of extorting mone French restaurants is the first for antiâ€"graft campaigt eral months ago, indicted for simil. guilty to the char; a witness against & When â€" the verd Schmitz sat unmove to his chin. He understand, and ask The First Formal Cunviction in the Antiâ€" graft Campaignâ€"Schmitz Unmoved When Verdict Was Rendered by Jury. SAN FRANCISCO‘s CHIEF OF EXECU TIVE CONVICTED. The strike has lasted nearly six weeks, and was a great pecuniary loss to the steamship companies and to the workâ€" ers. The loss in wages to the ‘longshoreâ€" men has been close to a million dollars. ) Suicides at Stratfordâ€"The Second Tragedy Was Revealed While Vicâ€" toria Lake Was Beinog Dravoad |creased pay was declared off. Patrick Connors, leader of the strikers, broke down and wept when compelled to make the acknowledgment that the men were beaten. There was a moment‘s silence, and then the hall rang with cheers for the leader, while many of the men who had faced privation in the effort to win their demands hurried to the platform, shook Connors by the hand and assured him that he had made a good fight. More than 12,000 of the original 20,000 strikers who remained firm will return to work toâ€"day. It is believed that all of the men will secure their old places, but they must return for the same pay they received when they went on strike, thirty cents an hour, They had demand. ed an increase of ten cents. SHOT THROUGH HEAD SCHMITZ 1s Guiuty. Yearâ€"Old Boy Killed at Augusâ€" tine Cove, P. E. L once notified, and TWO OF THEM,. round in the vicinity _ of was taken home, but this again walked down in the n and ended her life, She oding over the illness of Cempai inaugurated _ seyâ€" hs ago. s'nAbe !.llg:f. who was or _ similar offences, pleaded the charges and appeared as against Schmitz, and about 8 o‘clock tllil' ody was found lying in water on the outskirts af . ,\___7,~ _ WAas announced unmoved, with his left hand . He apparently did mnot and asked Barrett: "What said â€" Barrett, Schmitz‘s d to the table, but he showâ€" sign of emotion, . verdict | was unmoved, with 3 himself through the Chases Burglar and 7 ""7 _ and on enquiry e found to be those of a wellâ€"known resident body had only been in was toâ€"night found guilty money from keepers _ of rants in this city. This formal conviction in the discharge was We o y is 9. 00 00g9 BR Sentence was deâ€" **CCveâ€"n, SOnl _ Of y started harrowâ€" standing and went _The father, who House of Refuge, espatch: Last , June 17.â€" HANDY, Being Dragged, fi(‘ was a t':- load. Laird , and some outskirts of Stratford, Accl Mayor Euâ€" found evenâ€" Tae fourth squadron of the regiment has been deprived of the privilege of carrying the regimental colors,. All the officers have been arrested, and the regiâ€" ment will probably be transferred to Metviet, where the Japamese prisoners lived, and where the Preobrajensky Regiâ€" ment was sent last year by way of punâ€" ishment. A series of courtsâ€"martial will follow in due course, From personal investigation I conclude that the mutiny was not caused by diâ€" rect political agitation, but was the reâ€" sult of the loosening of all the bonds of discipline due to the present longâ€"drawn crisis. The soldiers are vaguely dissatâ€" isfied, but they don‘t know exactly what they want. Hence anarchy is more prolmble than a swift, cleanâ€"cut military revolution. The singular fact about these mutinies is that they occur in the regiments most closely connected with the Czar. The Hussars are even dearer to him than was the Pmohjmk,v Repâ€" iment. for the Czar served in the sixth ;q:l:dronk.e and at the last regimenta} ete spoke most feelingly of how proud he feli at beh.endtledtomrtheud- form of the famous regiment, St. Petersburg, June 15 .â€"What etchni. cally was a mutiny, closely resembling the mutiny of the Preobra jensky Regiâ€" ment just before the disolution of the Duma last year, has occurred in the ranks of the Life Hussars, better known as the "Red Hussars," at TsarskoeRelo, The existence of serious disaffection came to light when Colonel Molostvoff, commanding the regiment, ordered the punishment of several soldiers, but the other soldiers refused to inflict it. They also refused to shout the usual salutaâ€" tion to the commander on parade, The upshot of the affair was the arâ€" rest on Monday at Tsarskoeâ€"Selo of the commander of the "Red Hussurs." Genâ€" eral Petrovo Solovo, aideâ€"deâ€"camp to and personal friend of the Czar. The general was conveyed to St. Petersburgz _ and &l:ced under domiciliary arrest in the inter Palace., |HUSSARS MUTiny: Strikers, | Mrs. Randolph‘s Suit for Maintenance ( as e I of Child Fails, SERIOUS The court dismissed the suit upon the latter ground, stating | to Mrs. Ranâ€" dolph‘s counsel that a suit might be brought for actual money expended in the care of the ahila CC CC OC= wH YHC Hew ers toâ€"night." l At the close of this testimony, C began his argument to have the dismissed, In the first place argued, that even if a contract verbally made between My, Stokes Mrs. Randolph, it was in violatio public morals and void. _ His sp point was that the complaint was fective, as the suit was for an ind ite sum, L TT P EEDTCE q. 1 _ """ . Vpon the plea of _ Mr. Stokes. _ She said that she had told him in fun that she had stated that he was the father .and he had exclaimed, "My God! It will be in all the newspapâ€" Crs toâ€"nioht" UT SETE ME WUW [nurry the best woman alive, After the recess she appeared red eyes, but somewhat composed reâ€"direct examination she stated Mr. Stokes had given her a wedding so that she could k up appearan« Bhe stated thutamp 'I.iirtb certif for the child was made out as "p, NHKRBOW®E®" uman 141. " Tt & After the red eyes, by reâ€"direct ex, Mr. Stokes 4 marry the C 102 .00C0 "HRnOIE: A. I loved him, Q. Loved him the first time him and went out with him s A. Yes. Q. Did you know it was wron; a child out of wedlock * A. Well, Mr. Stokes said he v masess 41 o1 . Mrs, Randolph took the stand about noopâ€"time to have her crossâ€"examina â€" tion continued. Her anger began with a question as to whether she had ever gof:r to n“fot_mdling asylum. _Never!" she rq';h;d- i:l..; loud voice, Q. Did your relations with Mr. Stokes strike you as being immora] * & w oo s LC °O _6 Trom the witness stand, Mrs. Randolph was led to a corridor As she opened the door from the court room a photographer touched off a flashlight. The woman thought that she had been shot and screamed for help. ( The scour; 3. . " weamed "Thereâ€"there. Do not you no more questions,‘ Tottering from tho ”"- Rllldolph was l(‘d As she opened the t court room a photogray a flashlight. The wom, .ho ind usnn chuy LC The collapse of Mrs, Randoiph upon the witmess stand came after a severe crossâ€"examination, _ She burst out ery» ing, and her little body shook with such _ evident grief that even Mr. Stokes‘ lawyers wore moved to pity, and Gruber tried to quiet her by say. ing: collapsed upon the ; her gfiff and anger the suit, â€" Mrs, Ra hysterical that cour tators openly expres action on her part, 3 ters quictly took p Mrs. 1hndolpb and ] ing every movement a cu% Before this .decision announced, Mrs, Ra, put through such a amination by â€" Abrii JS DISAFFECTION IN FAVORITE REGIMENT Justice Layeo: was defective ing, Long Island nnoks 1 .. ~,1"â€"â€"I£ne senp sult brought by Mrs, lucy q dolph against William Edward Btokes, the millionaire owner _ Motel Ansonia, for the suppor fourâ€"yearâ€"old boy, said to ) Stokes‘ son, came to an abruy clusion in the Sunrem.,. . "U4 Woman Tortured by Examiner Into ° Asitation, but was the reâ€" loosening of all the bonds of e to the present longâ€"drawn soldiers are vaguely dissatâ€" hey don‘t know exactly what 2 OOH _ @xaC The Court Dismisses it on a Legal of the child, New MILLIONAIRE ce anarchy is more wift, cleanâ€"eut military singular fact about that they occur in the York, June 17 by Abraham Mr, k Stoke" 0 Em 40 d anger over the failure of Mre, Randolps became â€" so hat court officers and speeâ€" y expressed fears of _ rash T part, and two court offiâ€" took places close beside pb and Mr., Stokes, watchâ€" ovement on the part of ; _ "** composed, On ion she stated fthat en her a wedding ring 1“? appearances, the birth certificate made out as "Fathor Do not ery. I shall as °. _0 an abrupt con. Bupreme Court in Flushâ€" $. 0000 """ 6 AGmih d4, this afternoon, when ruled that the complaint finst place, he if a contract was was wrong to have Mr. Stokes and in violation of + Hi! second ion of the court was Randolph had been a terrible crossâ€"ex. witness stand om â€" was thrown the pretty plainâ€" appeared with °* more than an a Pecess was â€"The CZAR‘s would not llewsp.p indefin you met irubep Case sensational de of a had. In